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The poll noted that young adults and teenagers, such as college students, were more likely to use cell phones, computers, and video game consoles than other adults. [15] Furthermore, 22% of participants reported going to sleep with cell phone ringers on in their bedroom and 10% reported awakenings in at least a few nights per week due to their ...
The Nun Study of Aging and Alzheimer's Disease is a continuing longitudinal study, begun in 1986, to examine the onset of Alzheimer's disease. [1] [2] David Snowdon, an Epidemiologist and the founding Nun Study investigator, started the Nun Study at the University of Minnesota, later transferring the study to the University of Kentucky in 1990. [3]
The data from the study have been studied for more than a decade and the findings are numerous – linking diet to cancer [5] and coronary heart disease. [6] [7] Specifically: [4] On average, Adventist men live 7.3 years longer and Adventist women live 4.4 years longer than other Californians.
In 1950, the average American life span was 65 years, he pointed out during a panel he spoke at called “Navigating Longer Life Spans.” Today, it’s more like 77.5 years—an almost 13-year gain.
The majority of men—58%—believe they will have control over what their later years will look like, including when they are older than 80, according to the survey of over 1,000 U.S. adults.
A college education has become a rite of passage for many students in America, and studies continue to show that college graduates are more likely to become higher earners than those without a degree.
A US Department of Education longitudinal survey of 15,000 high school students in 2002 and 2012, found that 84% of the 27-year-old students had some college education, but only 34% achieved a bachelor's degree or higher; 79% owe some money for college and 55% owe more than $10,000; college dropouts were three times more likely to be unemployed ...
Scientists may have found the reason women live longer than men. A study found men’s life expectancy in the U.S. is six years less than women’s.